John Watkins Photographs

Collection

Identifier: CP SPC 81

Scope and Content Note

This collection houses eighteen photographs depicting members of the Apache tribe; Congress, Arizona; the Congress mine; Tempe, Arizona; and collections of Native American crafts.

Dates

Creation: 1882-1920
Creation: Majority of material found within 1900-1910

Language of Materials

Material in English

Access Restrictions

To view this collection, make an appointment at least five business days prior to your visit by contacting Ask an Archivist or calling (480) 965-4932. Appointments in the Wurzburger Reading Room at Hayden Library (rm. 138) on the Tempe campus are available Monday through Friday. Check the ASU Library Hours page for current availability.

Copyright

The Arizona Board of Regents retains copyright to this collection for and on behalf of Distinctive Collections, Arizona State University Library. Requests for permissions to publish, display, or redistribute information from this collection must be submitted via our online application.

Biographical Note

John Boyce Watkins was born in Virgina on July 26, 1888. He came to Arizona with his brother, Dr. William Warner Watkins (1883-1956), and settled in Metcalf. Watkins lived in Phoenix from 1906 until 1929, where he operated the Blue Moon Café at 1st and Adams from 1923 to 1929. He was a pioneer settler of Salome, Arizona, owning and operating the general store from 1931 until his retirement in 1954 and serving as the town's second postmaster. Watkins died in Wickenburg, Arizona on June 27, 1969. He was survived by his wife, Evelyn Esther (Jones) Watkins (1892-1980) and son, John Boyce (1925-).

Full extent

2 Folder(s)

Full extent

0.2 Linear Feet

Additional description

Abstract

This collection houses eighteen photographs depicting members of the Apache tribe; Congress, Arizona; the Congress mine; Tempe, Arizona; and collections of Native American crafts.